World COPD Day, this year taking place on the 19th November, is an annual global initiative run by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
Latest news and events
Catch up on all of the latest respiratory healthcare news and events, updates from PCRS and the latest issue of our members' magazine, Primary Care Respiratory Update (PCRU).
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Latest news
The start of a new year is an ideal time to support people to consider small ways to begin working towards a healthy lifestyle. Grand gestures are unlikely to be sustainable long term but taking small steps towards a longer term goal can help to improve or maintain their lung health and encourage patients to take further steps along the road.Here are our top five primary care resolutions for 2026 to encourage and support patients to improve or protect their lung health.
We are pleased to launch a new series of resources on health inequalities, which bring you everything you need to know about caring for people with respiratory disease who are i
PCRS are proud to have supported NHS England London’s #AskAboutAsthma campaign over the years.
Events and webinars
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The UK's leading respiratory conference for clinicians working primary, community and integrated care comes to Telford in September.
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Spacer devices are an important tool in the treatment of asthma and COPD. They are not just accessories they meaningfully improve how much medication reaches the lungs, reduce side effects, make inhalers easier to use correctly and can improve the efficacy of treatment; they can also be especially helpful during exacerbations.
🎧 The PCRS Podcast
Listen to the advice of our clinical experts in our exclusive series of podcasts on topics such as diagnosis of asthma, tackling SABA over-reliance and the use of rescue packs.
The Primary Care Respiratory Update (PCRU)
PCRU is packed with useful features, clinical updates, educational updates, respiratory news, summaries of respiratory-related policy news and also featuring summaries of npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine and other respiratory related journal articles, this jam-packed update has everything for clinicians working with patients with respiratory illnesses in a primary or community care setting.
ISSUE 31
The autumn/winter edition of your members’ magazine packed with useful features, clinical updates, educational updates, respiratory news and opinion.
ISSUE 30
In a time of uncertainty and financial pressure, this issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update (PCRU) is a vital resource for anyone working in respiratory care. As Integrated Care Boards across England face significant budget cuts, programmes that have taken years to build are now under threat. But rather than retreat, we must respond with purpose, unity, and evidence.
This edition provides the insight and tools needed to advocate for sustainable, outcome-focused respiratory care. It highlights how environmentally responsible prescribing – such as the recommendations in the PCRS Position Statement on Reliever Inhalers – can improve patient outcomes while aligning with NHS priorities like Net Zero.
We must demonstrate that investing in respiratory services is not a luxury, but a necessity. Use this issue to support your business cases, drive local innovation, and engage with ICBs, PCNs, and health boards. Together, we can ensure that respiratory care remains high on the agenda – and that it continues to evolve for the better, even under pressure.
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